Freedom

Exodus 12:12- For that night I will go through the land of Egypt and strike down every first-born in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and I will mete out punishments to all the (false) gods of Egypt... And the blood on the houses where you are staying shall be a Sign for you: when I see the blood I will pass over you, so that no plague will destroy you when I strike the land of Egypt.

YHWH provided an opportunity for His People to be set free from bondage who had been providing slave labor for Pharaoh back in the day. When the time came those who trusted and had faith in the Creator were saved from the 'angel of death' scene by following Yah's Instruction and by the blood of the lamb*. They had painted their doorposts and lintels with the blood from the lamb as a sign to the angel of death to pass over their houses. The same holds true in this day and age. We have the Blood of the Lamb, His Son, as our covering, painted on our hearts and minds, which sets us free from being slaves to our old sin nature. Once again YHWH frees us from bondage to the Babylon System of the world. TPTB successfully brainwashed us here with the American Dream incantation. We didn't know any better, but now we do. It's time to get off the gravy train before it arrives at one of those camps. Let us continue to learn to downsize and live within our means as well as purge our materialistic needy mindset so when the SHTF we are already trained up to comfortably and spiritually endure to the end. When this happens the rest of the world will look as if it has gone insane with all the panic, chaos and hatred that rises to the surface and we will see that the love of many has grown cold. Many will welcome the final world leader, accept his 'name and number' and his promises of 'peace and safety'. 

With our Faith in the One who created us, we have been given the authority to break both those physical and mental chains. We can endure because of our study and knowledge gained via His Spirit as we stay in His Word, have the testimony of Y'shua, and abide by YHWH's Instructions in Righteousness. By his Faith, in our heavenly Father, Noah prepared for the destruction to come. Joseph prepared for the famine to come.  Yah has told us everything that is to happen, just as He told Noah that the Flood would come. Just as He gave dreams and visions and interpretations to Joseph; and then He had it all written down for our sake, for a time such as this.

We can prepare accordingly by putting our Creator first in everything we think, say and do. In this we commit ourselves to abide by His rules, laws, teachings and commands. By this we show our love for YHWH Elohim, our Father in the heavenly realm. 

Deuteronomy 30:19 ~ I have put before you life and death, blessing and curse. Choose life if you and your offspring would live by loving Yahweh Elohim, heeding His commands, and holding fast to Him. For thereby you shall have life and long endure.

John 14:15 ~ Y'shua said if you love me keep my commands. 14:21- He who has and keeps my commandments is he who loves me and will be loved by my Father. 15:10 - If you keep my commandments you will abide in my love just as I have kept the commandments of my Father (Torah) and I abide in His love.

*Revelation 12:11 ~ they overcame the Accuser because of the blood of the Lamb, and because of the word of their testimony
Revelation 12:17 ~ the dragon was enraged and made war upon the remnant who keep the Commandments of Elohim and have the testimony of Y'shua.

YHWH will Tell Us What to Do

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Noah is an example of a man who was told of impending danger and did what he was told. He was not concerned about how he might look to his neighbors. He did not put together a committee to discuss the issues. He did not even send the ark plans down to the closest engineer to see if the boat would be sea worthy or if changes should be made in its design. Noah simply acted on what he was told to do. He proved out his faith by putting it into action.

In the Book of Matthew, Y'shua tells us that there will be another day similar to those Mr. And Mrs. Noah faced. They would be days evil men and women following after every manner of sinful way they could devise. It would be a time in which man’s heart would grow so black and hard toward his Creator that judgment and annihilation would be the only way out. It would be a time to once again start over. The time spoken of would not be with another flood though, but rather with a time of great tribulation. This time it would not be a sudden event, but rather one in which man could have time to think about his actions. 

Noah reminds me that day by day I need to be consistent, and to put into action that which I believe. One man can make a difference to those around him if he never loses sight of what he has been called to do. His life is a reason to put our feet on the floor every morning with purpose and to know that we are given another day, not for ourselves, but to move one step closer to fulfilling His purposes for our lives. 

Noah did not see the concept of faith and preparation being two separate issues. Instead he seems to agree that faith without works is a rather useless thing. Noah did not hear the voice of Yahweh and decide to simply pray about it, but instead when he heard that voice he went to his workshop and began cutting the first board.

We can all be very thankful that Noah was not of the mindset that to prepare was a lack of faith. The earth would have been flooded, just as Yah had promised, but instead of Noah and his family living to tell about it, no matter how righteous they were, their lack of putting faith into action would have made them no more than another meal for some very full fish.